Arc of Faith-Based Initiatives

John P. Bartkowski is Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research focuses on the intersection of religion, gender, family, and social welfare. He has published over 100 articles, book chapters, and research reports. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Lilly Endowment, Kellogg Foundation, and other competitive funding agencies. His previous books include Remaking the Godly Marriage (2001), Charitable Choices (2003, with co-author Helen Regis), and The Promise Keepers (2004). Susan E. Grettenberger is Professor of Social Work at Central Michigan University. Her research and practice experience includes the areas of HIV/AIDS, child welfare, domestic violence, and substance abuse. Her human service work has been primarily on Latino communities in Michigan and Chicago. Her research has been published in various prominent social work journals.

• Chapter 1—Faith-Based Persistence and Permutations.- Chapter 2—Faith-Based Initiatives Reconsidered: The Complicated Relationship Between Religion and Social Welfare Service Provision.- Chapter 3—Faith-based versus Secular Support for Fragile Families: Parent Education in the Rural South.- Chapter 4—Across the Continuum of Care: Transitional Housing Programs in the Midwest.- Chapter 5—Addiction Recovery: Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs in the Pacific Northwest (Steven Rathgeb Smith with Bejamina Menashe).- Chapter 6— Does Faith Matter? Client Transformation in Parenting, Housing, and Addiction Recovery Programs.- Conclusion—Promising Partners or Strange Bedfellows? Faith-Based Providers and Government Funders after Welfare.- Appendix A: Methods in Brief.- Appendix B: Research Instruments.- Appendix C: Descriptions of Programs and Agencies.